1991 Map of Cupertino

About this map

The Santa Cruz Mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the rapidly expanding suburbs of the South Bay in the early 1990s. This survey illustrates the dense concentration of educational and religious institutions that shaped the region, from the sprawling campus of De Anza College to the St Joseph Seminary and Maryknoll Seminary nestled near the foothills. The landscape is a study in transitions, where the engineered Percolation Basin and the industrial Cement Plant meet the recreational expanses of Blackberry Farm Golf Course and Rancho San Antonio County Park. As the suburban grid of Cupertino and Los Altos pushes against the rugged Monte Bello Ridge, the map records the complex water network of Stevens Creek and Permanente Creek that continues to define the valley's geography and development patterns.